Idol - EasyEnglish Bible Dictionary

Easy English definition for 'idol':

idol ~ (A) ~ a false god that people made out of wood or
stone or metal.

idol ~ (A) ~ a thing of wood, stone or metal that people
pray
to, when they should worship
God; a picture of a person or thing that
people show the love that they should show to God; a false god; something that
we love when we should love God the best.

idol ~ (A) ~ a thing that people make out of wood, stone
or metal. It looks like a man or a god. People worship
it and pray to it
instead of God.

idol ~ (B) ~ an object that people made out of wood, stone
or metal for people to worship
instead of the real God; an image of a person
or object that people worship
instead of God; a false god; something that we
love more than God and put in his place.

idol ~ (B) ~ something that a person makes to worship
as
a god. See also image
.